“A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.” JusticeDemocracyUnderstoodRepublicSovereignty Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“And what has come to prevail in democracies is the very reverse of beneficial, in those, that is, which are regarded as the most democratically run. The reason for this lies in the failure properly to define liberty. For there are two marks by which democracy is thought to be defined: "sovereignty of the majority" and "liberty." "Just" is equated with what is equal, and the decision of the majority as to what is equal is regarded as sovereign; and liberty is seen in terms of doing what one wants.” WantTwoReasonRunningLyingPoliticsTermDecisionLibertyEconomyDemocracyEqualMarkMajorityDefinedLiberalismReverseSovereignSovereigntyBeneficial Author:Aristotle
“As the consumer is the public general, without distinction of rank or fortune, the free market is the most obvious expression of the sovereignty of the people and the best guarantee of democracy.” PeopleDemocracyExpressionFortuneObviousConsumersGuaranteesDistinctionSovereigntyFree Market Author:Faustino Ballve
“The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.” PeopleHandsGovernmentChoicesPrinciplesDemocracyFateDependsAuthorityTraditionOppositesAbsolutesRestraintSovereigntyAbsolute PowerLegality Author:Lord Acton
“The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability of other countries to determine their own destiny and preserve their sovereignty and territorial integrity. Things are not something that we can set aside.” CountryLawValuesAbilityDestinyDemocracyIntegritySpeechInternationalDeterminePreservesFree SpeechOther CountriesSovereigntyNormRule Of LawTerritorial Author:Barack Obama